been promising to take my old mum to this one but wasn't sure if i could get two tickets together in a decent spot.

don't think i'll be having too much trouble now.

i keep warning her that how **** it is and that it's nothing like the boleyn. she's a proper pie and mash romanticist and i don't know if even her relentless optimism can stand up to the soul crushing corporate void which is the new matchday experience.

And for gods sake, we must revert back to 3 at the back (361), as a flat four doesn't do us many favours and most of our best run of results/performances this season have come from playing this way. As we don't currently have a right back at time of writing we can't rely on donkies such as Nordtveit all the time as he's way out of his depth week in, week out.

I think considering that it's Sam Allardyce, this game has the potential to be the worst and most problematic for the stadium since we moved there, especially if we lose. This might very well be the game that people flip in terms of anger towards the board, anger towards the stewards, anger toward everything. Should be fun

----------------RandolphNordtveidt/Byram --Reid--Oxford--Cresswell These to stay disciplined/solid and play as a back four ----------------Obiang To be disciplined and protect the back four Antonio Quina Lanzini Payet Interchangeable and fluid--------------Martinez------------Lets see what he can do